Gluesticks

can hot glue (from a glue gun)set off an explosion with gun power?

I've used a hot glue gun many times before, but felt a bad sense the last time I glued in a fuse.

Public Comments

1. I don't think so, but I'm not sure why this would be a concern. I can't think of a good reason why you might have these two things together. If you are trying to make a joke about making explosives I would be careful. As long as the Patriot Act is still in force you could find yourself getting a free tour of the local FBI office.
2. NO, would be my first answer. However many things come into play when you say "can hot glue set off gun powder". I would say in todays society no way because the glues that are used today are not anywhere as "aromatic" (light way of saying that the glues i used when glue guns came out would kill you if you sniffed em) as they used to be. If you are refering to smokeless powder then there is no way because smokeless powder needs a lot of heat (combustion) to make it burn, as for black powder-thats a little more dicey because black powder can be shock sensitive, depends on how old it is and how was it stored. You are fine using a glue gun for fuzes. One world to anyone who reads this, gunpowder, blackpowder are not and i repeat not explosives by themselves, they don't explode unless confined in a very strong container. They are what is known as deflagrates, meaning that they burn very rapidly but the energy release is below the speed of sound, aversed to a high explosive which detonates, meaning the energy release is above the speed of sound. Just remember thou that just because blackpowder and gunpowder are relatively low energy as compared to high explosives, they can still kill you if you mistreat them. Head this warning..................................
3. Hi First, black or smokeless? Smokeless is a low probability. Flash point is usually above 300F. Glue guns run at about 150F. Now if the powder is real old, and a double base, then maybe. Black can be a whole different story. The flash point of a very small flake of powder could be close to the melting point of the glue. In that case, yes a whoosh is possible.